Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 4-5-2012 The Grizzly, April 5, 2012 Nick Pane Liz Kilmer Michael Schmidt Samantha Mascia Lisa Jobe See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Authors Nick Pane, Liz Kilmer, Michael Schmidt, Samantha Mascia, Lisa Jobe, Sara Hourwitz, Allen Weaver, Sarah Bollert, Chelsea Callahan, Carly Siegler, Victoria Cameron, Shane Eachus, and Keith Baker IN THIS ISSUE: Sue Thomas, p. 4 I Hate Hamlet, p. 6 ZZLY Player Spotlight, p. 8 COLLEGEVILLE, PA. THURSDAY, APRIL 52012 VOL 36, Iss 20 String Ensemble impresses Hope Mike Schmidt on Monday and Wednesday [email protected] nights from 7 to 8:30. There was between 20 and 30 hours of Last Thursday, March 29, the rehearsal time going into Ursinus College string ensemble Thursday nights' performance," performed in front of a sizeable Hope said. crowd in Bomberger chapel. Beyond scheduled rehearsal The ensemble, which consists times, Hope noted the will of his of students from all class years students to hone their craft on playing instruments such as the their own time, and highlighted it violin and bass, played a num­ as one of the reasons Thursday's ber of pieces under conductor performance was a successful Dr. Garrett Hope, in his second one. semester at Ursinus. "Several of the students also The concert began \vith Hope practice on their own time to bet­ announcing the addition of the ter learn their parts, as well as music major to Ursinus' curricu­ improve as performers. I have no lum starting next semester. way of knowing what that time Ilis announcement ",,:as met commitment \\as, but if each per­ with enthusiasm Ii-om the audi­ son in the ensemble practiced two ence and his performers alike, as hours a week, that would be over students could previously only 400 hours of preparation for one minor in the subject. concert," Hope said. After the announcement, Hope The feeling of praise is mutual led his students in the perfor­ between Hope and his students, mance of several selections of many of whom credit their new classical music. conductor as a major reason for The entire show lasted about their own improvement. an hour, but significantly more Dr. Garrett Hope conducts his students during the string ensemble's performance last Thursday evening time went into preparing for it. Among the conductor and his students' favorite pieces was "The Idylls of Pegasus", the third song performed on the night. "The ensemble rehearses See "HOPE" on pg.3 Career Services hosts webinar Samantha Mascia works for recruiting." pants. in events like this webinar series teens and early twenties. [email protected] This impressive statistic dem­ The information contained is just as much as juniors and se­ Rinde explains that although onstrates to students that their typically structured around the niors are. there is still no guarantee, it is a On Wednesday, March 28, the Facebook, Twitter. and Google+ key points of the presenter's most "Seniors do not simply jump good idea for students to be aware Career Services Office hosted a accounts can be used for much successful book. into a great job or accidentally fall of their privacy settings and to webinar titled "Social Network­ more than socializing with The "Social Networking for into one. 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If you are "statistics show 89% of U.S. start of the webinar. at which time ing about jobs or internships yet, cially Facebook and Twitter. are posting content or photos that you companies are using social net- it is projected to webinar partici- they are encouraged to participate swamped with users in their late See "WEB" on pg. 2 2 - NEWS THEGRIZZLYI THURSDAY, APRI L 5, 2012 International News: Gas leak in Scotland, Istanbul hosts "Friends of Syria" conference Natural gas leak in tinguishing the flare and plugging liamentary seats in elections this digital surveillance the leak. It is unclear how the weekend. Aberdeen leak began. It was unclear whether the par­ Monday, April 2 (The Calgary Herald) ty, the National League for De­ LONDON- Wednesday, March 28 mocracy, had won the 44th seat, Britian is to allow one of its ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - but official results of the election intelligence agencies to monitor Explosive natural gas is pour­ Istanbul holds talks are expected this week. all phone calis, texts, emails, and ing from a leak from a platform in on Syria Suu Kyi won a seat herself in online activities in the country to the North Sea less than 300 feet a constituency south of the formal help fight crime and militant at­ from a flare that workers were Sunday, April 1 International News capital city of Yangon. tacks, the Interior Ministry said forced to leave burning as they ISTANBUL - Although the election's results on Sunday. fled the rig. The United States and dozens Assad are aiding Syria's opposi­ will not change control of parlia­ The proposed la\\ has drawn The platform is owned by of other countries attended the tion through means that some say ment, the vote marks an important strong criticism as an invasion of French energy company Total. "Friends of Syria" conference in are stretching the definition of step forward for Myanmar, which privacy and personal rights. Total's share price has dropped Istanbul on Sunday. humanitarian assistance and blur­ has lived under military rule for Currently, British agencies 7 percent in the last two days, al­ The U.S. agreed to send com­ ring the line between "lethal" and 50 years. can monitor calls and emails of though analysts say that the leak munications equipment to help "non-lethal" support. Suu Kyi led the NLD to a land­ specific individuals who are un­ does not appear to be as serious the rebel forces, and Arab nations (New York Times) slide victor the last time Myanmar der investigation after obtaining as BP's Deepwater Horizon spill have pledged $100 million to pay held multiparty elections in 1990, approval, but the new law would in 2010. opposition fighters. ' but the government ignored the expand that to all citizens. A spokesman for Total said Results expected The moves reflect a growing results and placed her under house The laVv would not allow that workers were forced to evac­ soon in Myanmar consensus that mediation efforts arrest before she was released in the Government Communica­ uate the Elgin platform so quick­ by United Nations peace envoy elections November 2010. tions Headquarters access to the ly that there had been no time to Kofi Annan were failing to stop The government promised that content of emails, calls, or mes­ put out the flare, which normally the violence in Syria that is head­ Monday, April 2 Sunday's vote would be free and sages without a warrant, but it bums to regulate gas pressure. ing into its second year. YANGON, MYANMAR- fair, and allowed international would allow the GCHQ to trace A safety manager at total said Syria's international support­ Myanmar opposition leader observers to monitor the polling. who an individual was.in contact that the priority had been the safe­ ers, including Russia and China, and Nobel Peace Prize winner (CNN.com) with, how frequently they com­ ty of the 238 staff ofthe platform, are blocking United Nations Aung San Suu Kyi announced municated, and for how long. which is 150 miles east of Scot­ measures that could open the Monday that her party had Won (Reuters) land's east coast. way for military action, so coun­ at least 43 out of 44 open par- Britain authorizes Total is looking into both ex- tries against President Bashar al- THEGRIZZLY c. ClO\ THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER r- 'p r V;I1.' OF URSINUS COLLEGE 'D VOLUME 36, ISSUE 20 EDITORIAL BOARD EDITORS-IN-CHIEF NICK PANE LIZ KILMER MICHAEL SCHMI DT NEWS EDITOR FEATURES EDITOR A sign outside the Career Services office in Bomberger directed students to Wednesday's Webinar.